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“I have given skill to all the skillful, so that they may make all that I have commanded you. “ Exodus 31:6


“O Thou who art the all pervading glory of the world, we bless Thee for the power of beauty to gladden our hearts.
We praise Thee that even the least of us may feel a thrill of the creative joy when we give form and substance to our thoughts and, beholding our handiwork, find it good and fair. “.
Walter Rauschenbusch


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"Come, and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me.
I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the LORD woud not have listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Praise be to God, Who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!" Psalm 66:16-20
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Oops, I told a fibber !

I didn't mean to, but I totally forgot a quilt finish from my hiatus.













One week when I didn't think that I could hand-quilt a bit longer, I pulled out the blue leaf quilt and machine-quilted it !












I meant to stipple behind the leaves, and do some artsy veining on the leaves themselves, and then try some swirling-water-quilting over the center squares.   But it was coming out uneven in the heaviness of the quilting. 














As is, the quilt is a little stiffer than I'm happy with, due to the smaller size of the meandering that I wound up doing all over.  I just went with what I started out doing in the background of the leaves as it was too dense to remove after I'd gone a ways. 

So, I really like the looks of it, and since it's a great piece for hanging on a wall, I think that it's okay that it's a bit stiff.   I hope to hang it this Fall, above my couch, continuing the blue-y feel in the living room.
 
I pieced the back from several bigger pieces that I had, and threw in a tree that I had free-pieced at the time that I was into piecing the leaves.   Because the quilt could be used as a wide or a narrow quilt, I pieced the back the long way.  But I put the sleeve on for it to hang the other way, as that fits best in the area I have for hanging.


I found this post in my list, marked as a draft,from way back in May of 2011, so I don't remember if I ever shared it or not.  If so, some of you may not have been reading my blog then.  And some of you may have already seen it.  Either way, please indulge my bad memory since I don't seem to be able to post pictures tonight.
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  1. PokeyAugust 19, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    Your garden shot on top is sure pretty, I like that white leafed greenery in the mix. What a beautiful leaf quilt, Dolly! So often people stick to the autumn colors all over, but I love your blue sky background. I knew that just because you weren't posting, you were still creating!
    Oh, I like your new garden toy, too, hold on tight!
    :-}pokey

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